KIEV, Ukraine  An opposition unit took control of the presidential palace outside Kiev on Saturday, as leaders in Parliament said Ukraines president, Viktor F. Yanukovych, had fled the capital a day after a deal was reached aimed at ending the countrys spiral of violence.

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